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The new COVID strain, NB 1.8.1, is an Omicron variant. Here’s all you need to know

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The new COVID variant brings familiar symptoms—coughing, congestion, and fatigue. (Getty Images) Between measles and bird flu, ...

COVID-19 variant NB.1.8.1: Everything you need to know about the new dominant strain and how our vaccines will hold up

A new COVID-19 variant is drawing global attention due to its rapid spread worldwide. The variant — NB.1.8.1 — is set to ...

HSE in vaccine availability alert as Covid strain with 18 symptoms ‘under monitoring’ as the ‘dominant’ one in Ireland

THE HSE have issued a Covid vaccine reminder to three key groups after a new variant took over as the dominant strain last month. Taking to social media, the organisation shared a reminder to ...
Las Vegas Sun

New COVID subvariant 'cicada' is on the rise. Here's what you need to know

A highly mutated COVID-19 strain is circulating in California — raising concerns that disease activity could rise heading into the summer. The emergence of the BA.3.2 strain, nicknamed "cicada," ...

US health officials reviewing huge COVID vaccine change ahead of fresh campaign

The FDA is meeting later this week to decide which variant the 2026-27 COVID vaccine will target. The WHO recommended ...

Thailand urges calm over S’pore’s Covid-19 spike; no severe outbreak from dominant NB.1.8.1 strain

Thailand urges calm over Singapore's Covid-19 spike, stating the dominant NB.1.8.1 variant is already circulating ...
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New Covid-19 variant causes surge of cases around world, including Southeast Asia, WHO monitoring rise

The World Health Organisation (WHO) announced it is monitoring the rise of the new Covid-19 variant NB.1.8.1 last week, after a surge was discovered in various parts of the world, including Europe, ...